📍 2201 Whipporwill, Kilgore, Rusk County, 75662
Kilgore Int is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kilgore, Rusk County. The school has 582 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kim Slayter. It is part of the Kilgore Isd school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Kilgore Int enrolls 582 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 245 | 42% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 220 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 71 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
446 of the school's 582 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 437 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kilgore Int is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-10, state senate district 1, state house district 11.
Kilgore Int is one of 5 schools in KILGORE ISD, based in KILGORE, Texas. The district serves 3,660 students district-wide and employs 276 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 582 students, Kilgore Int is smaller than the district average of about 732 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe